We found this home through a combination of online tools and personal exploration in the area.

If that's the case and you aren't viewing more properties in person than you are making spreadsheets on, you are destined for analysis paralysis.Spreadsheets can only tell you estimations based on numbers given to you online or by a real estate agent whose job is to sell the property.

You can always withdraw money from your personal to LLC or vice versa, however, it's important to draft an agreement by calling it "letter of advancement" so it can be documented when you advance/lend money to your LLC or retrieve money from your LLC to your company for legal and auditing protection.

The other half of the accounting records is coming from online purchases, utility payments, etc etc where they are sending you an email. 

I can see how there would be confusion on the Architect's part if their job was to draft plans for the city and then the city has approved the plans as is.

The difference is night and day between using someone you find online or in a search vs a personal referral. 

To find a home inspector, you can look online via homeadvisor or thumbtack. 

Offered $20k over asking within a week of it coming online.

@Tiffany Da Silva, I use quickbooks online for bookkeeping and I use a "Profit First" approach to managing cash.

Online Facebook groups can be fruitfulOnce you find a property things tend to move fast so have a good contractor available to help you estimate repairs.